From the buyer’s perspective, there are pros and cons in working with a mega printer (a printer that represents $500 million or more in sales volume). Print Buyers Online.com’s (www.printbuyersonline.com) major print buyer members, of whom 60%...

The cost of fuel is on everyone’s minds these days, and printers’ price quotes are beginning to reflect increased energy costs. Yet some print buyers seem to be in a fog about this issue. I was surprised that more print buyers didn’t r...

Earlier this month in a Print Buyer Online.com Quick Poll survey, we asked our print buyer members “How messy is your desk?” It sounds like a silly question, I admit, but if you dig deeper, you will understand the importance of organization w...

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The R word is just about on everyone’s lips these days. In April, I spoke at the NPES Print Outlook 08 conference, which was attended by the top printing manufacturers in the industry. Not only did all of the analysts concur that we were either i...

With just about every printer guaranteeing competitive prices, fast turnaround times and great quality, what makes your company different from everyone else? Now more than ever, it is crucial that you stand out among your competitors. However, according...

MY PUBLISHER, Printing Impressions, has been trying to discipline me for nearly 25 years. I’ve dealt with at least a dozen different staff editors (mean-spirited goons) over that span. The most recent arrival carries the title of Managing Editor, bu...

A few months ago, Print Buyers Online.com asked our major print buyer members in one of our popular Quick Poll surveys, “Before your current role as a print buyer, had you ever worked for a printing company or print supplier?” 61% of the surve...

In April, Print Buyers Online.com asked our major print buyer members, “How often do you request FSC or SFI certified papers for your print projects?” While the majority (51%) of the respondents said they request certified papers under 20% of...

In March, our team at Print Buyers Onine.com posed the following question in our popular Quick Poll survey: “In addition to purchasing printing, do you buy ad specialty/promotional items?” Seventy-seven major print buyers participated in the p...

The Consumer Product Safety Improvements Act of 2008 (CPSIA) represents a dramatic change of course in terms of regulatory and enforcement philosophy, as well as a significant enhancement of the role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has jurisdiction over approximately 15,000 types of consumer products...

“Preventing Illegal Logging Practices”: A Brief Look At Farm Bill Section 8204 Section 8204 includes a provision that will require importers of plant products to declare the name of the species of plant that has been used to produce the plant product...

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Goss Intl. (Bolingbrook, IL) and manroland (Westmont, IL) have resolved patent infringement litigation in the United States involving web offset press sleeve blanket technology

Agfa Graphics (Ridgefield Park, NJ) announces the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the nation's leading daily newspapers, has purchased nine Agfa Printers

Sidney Simon, owner of Bartash Printing, announces the company has hired Thomas L. Meyer as director of production

RPI (Seattle) has doubled its manufacturing floorspace to meet increased orders for personalized products such as greeting cards, photo books and calendars

Vertis Communications (Baltimore) has appointed Jerry Cacciatore as senior vice president, premedia operations.